July 2014

The Ambassador of France to India, H.E. Mr François Richier, is pleased to announce that Indian tourists are now exempted from obtaining a visa to travel to the French Island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean for stays up to 15 days. Reunion Island is a favourite tourist destination, with 40% of its territory declared a UNESCO World Heritage site and a strong and vibrant community of Indian origin making up 20% of the population.

France combines a strong identity with the great diversity of its cities and its countryside, which is the legacy of history. Beyond greater Paris, with its 12 million inhabitants and its vivid cultural, intellectual and economic life, a rich cultural diversity thrives in the French regions and cities.

On the occasion of his visit to India, from June 30th to July 1st, 2014, H.E. Mr Laurent Fabius, Foreign Affairs and International Development Minister of France, met tourism professionals in Mumbai on Tuesday 1st July to promote France as a preferred tourist destination to Indian visitors.

On Tuesday, 1st July 2014, in the presence of H.E. Mr. Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France, the HEC alumni of India presented a letter of invitation to Mr. Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, to accept the HEC Honorary Degree in France at a special ceremony at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.

On Tuesday, 1st July 2014, H.E. Mr Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France, conferred the distinction of “Knight of the Legion of Honour” on Mr Shah Rukh Khan during a special ceremony held at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.